Pedrosa leads Catalunya warm-up
Dani Pedrosa hinted that he will be a major threat for victory in this afternoon's Catalunya Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in the morning warm-up
The Honda rider was only fourth in qualifying yesterday, but deposed Casey Stoner from the top spot right at the end of this morning's 20-minute session.
Poleman Jorge Lorenzo was third for Yamaha behind Stoner's Ducati, with under 0.2 seconds covering the trio.
Andrea Dovizioso was fourth on the second factory Honda, while Aleix Espargaro continued his impressive weekend by going fifth fastest for Pramac Ducati, even if he did crash at Turn Five the next time around. Suzuki stayed on the pace too, with Alvaro Bautista in sixth.
Pos Rider Team Time Gap 1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m42.864s 2. Casey Stoner Ducati 1m42.936s + 0.072s 3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m43.025s + 0.161s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1m43.243s + 0.379s 5. Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 1m43.578s + 0.714s 6. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m43.661s + 0.797s 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m43.669s + 0.805s 8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1m43.724s + 0.860s 9. Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha 1m43.727s + 0.863s 10. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 1m43.821s + 0.957s 11. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 1m43.890s + 1.026s 12. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 1m43.974s + 1.110s 13. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m44.040s + 1.176s 14. Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 1m44.089s + 1.225s 15. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m44.699s + 1.835s 16. Kousuke Akiyoshi Interwetten Honda 1m46.066s + 3.202s 17. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 1m47.140s + 4.276s
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